An Appendix Quarter Horse is a first generation cross between a registered Thoroughbred and an American Quarter Horse. They are registered as appendix but not initially eligible for a full AQHA registration.
Origins ...
The Appendix or Appendix Quarter Horse is a breed is a cross between aThoroughbred and an American Quarter Horse.
The American Quarter Horse Association accepts properly documented Quarter Horse/Thoroughbred
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After meeting a series of conformational and performance criteria, these Appendix Quarter Horses can obtain permanent registration numbers.
The overwhelming majority of Appaloosas seen in the horse show ring today have an athletic build that resembles that of the Appendix Quarter Horse and hunter type Thoroughbred.
When crossed with Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses can be registered as "Appendix Quarter Horses" which are becoming more popular in sports like hunting or basic level dressage.
Shown at left - a racing type Quarter horse.
Breed History ...
for Quarter Horses; the major Quarter Horse breed registry (one of the largest horse registries in the united states), the American Quarter Horse Association, accepts Quarter Horse/Thoroughbred crosses into the registry as "Appendix Quarter Horses.
Although the breed or type has been in existence since the 1600s the American Quarter Horse Registry began in 1940. The introduction of Thoroughbred bloodlines has created two distinct types of Quarter Horses. "Appendix Quarter Horses" tend to be ...
The other line has in recent years had infusions of Thoroughbred blood. These Quarter Horses are called Appendix Quarter Horses, and tend to be more refined, streamlined, and similar to Thoroughbreds in appearance.
Thoroughbreds are however sometimes crossed with quarter horses to create a horse suitable for western speed events. The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) allows TB crosses to be registered as Appendix Quarter Horses.
 See also: Quarter, Quarter Horse, Thoroughbred, American Quarter, American Quarter Horse
  
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